Upstairs, Downstairs, and the Myth of the Clay Tower…
At Mayfield Studios in Abbotsford, we’re building upward too…
Peter Voulkos and the California Clay Revolution
Photo by John Polak, Everson Museum of Art Collections.
Marguerite Wildenhain and the Bauhaus Spirit in Clay (1930s - 1950s USA)
Photo by John Polak, Everson Museum of Art Collection, purchase gift of Richard B. Gump, 11th Ceramic National, 1946.
The Bauhaus Potters - Form Follows Clay (1920s Germany)
The Bauhaus wasn’t merely a school — it was a statement of principles.
Bridging Continents in Clay: The Legacy of Bernard Leach - 1920s England (Leach–Hamada connection)
Bernard Leach was more than a potter. He was a bridge.
Shoji Hamada – The Potter Who Stayed Grounded (Early 20th-century Japan)
Hoji Hamada (1894–1978) and Berhard Leach made these kilns together.
Earth and Fire: Pueblo Pottery and the Spirit of the Land (Ancient Americas)
In the high desert of the American Southwest, clay isn’t just a material — it’s a memory.
